[BISC 113] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (29 pages long!)

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BISC 113
• Professor: Jolene Swain

Document Summary

1. 1 how does biology affect your life: think about the issues that are raised in the case. Do you think that a person"s behaviour can be predicted by their genetic makeup: search for the term in delity gene on the internet and nd answers to the following questions from these sites or from your textbook. The technical name for the in delity gene is avpr1a. The allele for the in delity gene is different because it makes less protein for transporting vasopressin from the bloodstream to the nerve cell. There has been research that strongly supports this notion in humans as well as other animals. For example, in a study surrounding voles, it was shown that in the species where the receptor for vasopressin was closer to reward centres, monogamy was common. The research shows that variation in this gene leads to discrepancies in sexual faithfulness.